'People might not like the name, but I don't care what they think.'
A mum has said she “doesn’t care what people think” after she named her baby after the coronavirus lockdown. Jodi Cross fell pregnant with her first daughter during the second lockdown in 2021, after a year of trying to start a family.
"I think we just relaxed a bit because we had so much more time than we normally would, and then we found out I was pregnant. When she was born there was the new strain of Covid coming about - Omicron - so we knew she'd be a lockdown baby. Romance quickly blossomed between them and they started dating - until Coronavirus struck and the country hit a standstill in March 2020 as the nationwide lockdown in the UK began. At the time the couple were living separately, so Rob - who has one child from a previous relationship - moved into her flat with her.
In November, their first child together was born. The couple opted to name her 'Lockie' - after the Covid-19 lockdowns at the time of her conception and birth. Jodi said the unusual choice represented a happy time for them - as she and Rob "had the best time" throughout the pandemic. Although some people might find her mad for choosing to name her daughter based on such a hard time, Jodi said she doesn't care. She explained not only was 'Lockie' based on lockdown but also several coincidences leading up to her birth where the word kept appearing again and again.